February 24, 2003
Southern Xinjiang, China Earthquake
General Information
- USGS Event Page (Preliminary)
Seismograms
- IU-PEPP Network Recording (Surface waves)
- Three Component Record from Bloomington, IN and Tulsa, OK (detail of surface waves)
- PPOHH Drumplot (Oak Hill High School, Converse, IN)
- Zerenda, Kazakstan Record (from IRIS Seismic Monitor)
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Record (from IRIS Seismic Monitor)
- View / Download data for this event (from IRIS WILBER II)
Earthquake Maps
- Epicenter Location Map (USGS)
- Historical Seismic Activity Map (USGS)
- Historical Seismic Activity Map - Mag. 7 and Greater, 1900 - 2003 (USGS)
- Generalized Seismic Hazard Map of the region (USGS)
News Articles
- Strong quake kills 257, Injures 1,000 in China from ABCNEWS.com (Feb. 24)
- China quake kills hundreds from the BBC News Online (Feb. 24)
- China earthquake kills hundreds from CNN.com (Feb. 24)
- Xinjiang earthquake kills 242, injures 1,000 from CHINAdaily.com.cn (Feb. 24)
- Race to save China quake victims from the BBC News Online (Feb. 24)
- UN ready to assist in earthquake disaster, Annan assures China from the UN News Service (Feb. 24)
- More than 500 aftershocks reported in Xinjiang quake-hit areas from The People's Daily (Feb. 25)
- Aftershock rocks China quake zone from CNN.com (Feb. 25)
- Sniffer dogs scour rubble as China quake death toll hits 265 from ABC News Online (Feb. 25)
- China quake victims mourn dead, try to rebuild from the Reuters AlertNet(Feb. 28)
Pictures
- Photos of destruction in Jiashi, Xinjiang Province, China (AP / Reuters / Xinhau)
Previous Quakes in this Region
- Chronology of China's major earthquakes from CNN.com (Feb. 24)
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